Colin Davies

With nine years of industry and scientific experience and educated to MSc level, Colin has a wealth of diverse and versatile experience across a broad range of environmental industries including oil and gas, mining, scientific analysis and air pollution. With background in a range of environmental positions, Colin has an excellent understanding of industry and operations.

As an Environmental Advisor, Colin has been responsible for developing environmental management systems, technical reporting and providing approvals and licensing support. In addition to this, Colin has been site based as the custodian of a variety of construction activities, managing all environmental aspects of projects including pipelines, water bores and other infrastructure. Colin has been responsible for ensuring environmental compliance is adhered to and all regulatory deliverables and monitoring requirements are met.

Colin’s career includes several years in the UK working within the extremely specialised Dioxin and Furans chemical analysis sector.

Over the course of his career, Colin has attained an excellent understanding of client liaison, stakeholder communication and engagement and project management to deliver successful projects throughout Australia and overseas.

Working within the extremely specialised Dioxin and Furans chemical analysis division, Colin has sampled, managed and analytically tested high profile contaminated environmental samples including soils, fly ash, water, TRAP (stack emissions) and foods and feeds for persistent organic pollutants such as Dioxin, PCBs and PAH using different methods such as Soxhlet extractions, ASE, liq-liq for waters and column chromatography. With the nature of the samples analysed, Colin has exceptional chemical and specialised chemical analysis skills and also possesses advanced levels of safety training from chemical handling to site awareness.

Major Projects, Achievements and Professional Experience

Successful completion of independent air quality study using lichens as biological indicators of traffic related air pollution across vast geographical environments (Manchester, UK)

Generation and implementation of various project environmental procedures including Environmental Management Plans and monitoring procedures (West Angelas and Cape Lambert)

Successful commissioning of waste water treatment plant (WWTP) including spray field, final effluent and soil sampling and monitoring for a 150 man fly camp in the Pilbara

Successful completion of water bore strategy, ground water sampling and management of water use for dust suppression according to license approvals in the Pilbara. Colin worked in collaboration with Rio Tinto for licensing requirements and the submission of form 2 (completion of non-artesian well) and 5c (license to take surface water) forms